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The Empire of Skerania

“Vaterland, wie bist du herrlich”

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The Empire of Skerania is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Kaiser Siegmar with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, devout population of 7.572 billion Skerans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kronburg. The average income tax rate is 66.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Skeranic economy, worth a remarkable 1,016 trillion Reichsmarks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Information Technology. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 134,199 Reichsmarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Military training in Skerania emphasizes the tactical advantages of stabbing backs, when shaking hands with foreign leaders Kaiser Siegmar wears an armoured gauntlet, soldiers stream their classified military operations live for millions of fans, and the government mails weekly updates on the new anti-junk mail laws to every citizen. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Skerania's national animal is the Golden eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Skeranic Catholicism.

Skerania is ranked 27,291^st in the world and 38^th in Lands End for Lowest Crime Rates, with 84.41 law-abiding acts per hour.

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